472 Fisnine 1n American WATERS. 
in the morning, and from four in the afternoon until dark. To 
take this cunning fish, it is necessary to use great circum- 
Tue Bream.— Cyprinus brama, and Abramis chrysoptera. 
spection and fish with the most delicate hair or silk line, with 
the finest silk-worm gut for leader. 
‘‘Where'er you ply, your labor will be vain, 
Ifyou the rules of art do not attain ; 
For diffrent waters diff’rent species yield, 
The angler’s art commands the widest field.” 
‘*The trout prefers a very rapid stream, 
While the placid lake pleases best the bream.” 
The Abramis brama, or common bream, attains to the 
weight of ten pounds, and is very prolific. It used to be re- 
garded in Europe as worthy of stately dinners; but since 
the Salmonide have become more common, this fish is chiet- 
ly cultivated in Germany for profit, and generally caught in 
nets; but in France it is still appreciated. 
It is covered with scales of medium size. In coloring, its 
back is a gray blewetre, fading to light bluish gray at the 
lateral line, with a white abdomen; the superior fins dark, 
and lower ones very light gray. It has a forest of little teeth 
in its small mouth, and a hard throatal cartilaginous bone in 
the throat which helps mastication. 
The milter has two bags of milt, and the spawner two 
bags of spawn. Like other members of the family Pleuro- 
